On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > > Larry Martell <larry.mart...@gmail.com>: > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > >> However, one great way to stand out is a portfolio of GitHub > >> projects. Several people have gotten an offer largely based on those > >> (after they aced the technical interviews). For example, we just > >> hired someone who had written a game in sed. That doesn't make him an > >> "interesting person," nor do we look for game or sed developers. But > >> that silly exercise deeply resonated with our team. We expect to have > >> great synergy with him. > > > > I have been excluded from even getting an interview because I did not > > have a portfolio of GitHub projects. I think that is a bad filter. I > > work 60-70 hours a week for pay, and I have a family and personal > > interests. > > Personal programming projects are not a requirement. They are just a > very effective advertising tool. > > As for 60—70 hours a week... sounds horrible. My sympathies.
Nah - I get paid by the hour and I love what I do. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
